Virgin and Child with Souls in Purgatory
by GIORDANO, Luca, Oil on canvas
The Vendramin Chapel in the Venetian church of San Pietro di Castello opens out from the left arm of the transept. It is dedicated to Our Lady of Carmine to celebrate the Patriarch Francesco Vendramin. The altarpiece depicting the Virgin and Child with Souls in Purgatory occupies the central position of the chapel.